| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFAP | Artillery-fired Atomic Projectile |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| SSS | Safety And Site Services |
| SIR | Spaceborne Imaging Radar |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
| SDVR | Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| ACL | Auxiliary Cooling Loop |